SURGICAL PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Degree course: 
Corso di Long single cycle degree (6 years) in MEDICINE AND SURGERY
Academic year when starting the degree: 
2016/2017
Year: 
3
Academic year in which the course will be held: 
2018/2019
Course type: 
Compulsory subjects, characteristic of the class
Credits: 
3
Period: 
Second semester
Standard lectures hours: 
30
Detail of lecture’s hours: 
Lesson (30 hours)
Requirements: 

No requirements are provided

Assessment: 
Voto Finale

To reach a complete acknowledgement on principal physiopathological aspects of most surgical pathologies

1. Postoperative complications; surgical wound infections
2. Peritoneal disease
3. Abdominal trauma
4. Shock
5. Intestinal obstruction and acute abdomen
6. Digestive hemorrhage and intestinal ischemia
7. Breast diseases
8. Oesophageal pathologies
9. Gastric, duodenal, biliary and pancreatic pathologies
10. Small intestine and appendix
11. Inflammatory intestinal diseases
12. Hernias
13. Diaphragm
14. Spleen surgical diseases and lymphadenopathy
15. Endocrinosurgical diseases (thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenals)
16. Transplants
17. Urologic diseases

The course will be divided into specific lessons treating the physiopathology of:
- Postoperative complications; surgical wound infections
- Peritoneal disease
- Abdominal trauma
- Shock
- Intestinal obstruction and acute abdomen
- Digestive hemorrhage and intestinal ischemia
- Breast diseases
- Oesophageal pathologies
- Gastric, duodenal, biliary and pancreatic pathologies
- Small intestine and appendix
- Inflammatory intestinal diseases
- Hernias
- Diaphragm
- Spleen surgical diseases and lymphadenopathy
- Endocrinosurgical diseases (thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas and adrenals)
- Transplants
- Urologic diseases

R. Dionigi. Chirurgia. Basi teoriche e chirurgia generale - Chirurgia specialistica vol.1-2. Ed. Edra, Milano, 2017